Definition
Plural of hemistich; multiple half-lines of poetry divided at natural pauses.
Etymology
From 'hemistich' forming the plural. Used when discussing multiple instances of half-verse structures in poetry analysis.
Kelly Says
Reading ancient poetry filled with hemistichs is like watching a slideshow instead of a movie—the constant pauses in the middle of lines force you to think and reflect before moving forward.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
半 መግለጫ
ban me-gle-cha
ARالعربية
نصف الأبيات
nafs al-abā'āt
BNবাংলা
অর্ধ-কবিতা
ordh-kobita
CACatalà
hemistic
he-mis-tic
CSČeština
polovička verše
po-lo-vi-čka ve-r-she
DADansk
halvstik
halvs-teek
DEDeutsch
Halbstichele
halbs-tee-che-le
ELΕλληνικά
μισή στροφή
mee-see stro-fi
ESEspañol
hemistichos
e-mis-TEE-kos
FAفارسی
نیم بیت
neem beit
FISuomi
puolistikko
poo-li-s-tee-kko
FRFrançais
hémistiches
e-mis-tee-sh
HEעברית
חצי בתים
chatzi ba-tim
HUMagyar
félszöveg
fe-ls-zo-veg
IDBahasa Indonesia
setengah bait
se-tan-gah bait
ITItaliano
hemistici
e-mis-tee-kee
KMKM
ភាគរបស់
phaag ro-bas
MSBahasa Melayu
setengah bait
se-tan-gah bait
NLNederlands
hemistichs
he-mis-tichs
NONorsk
halvstikk
halvs-teek
PAPA
ਅੱਧਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ
ad-dhaa shab-d
PLPolski
połowie wiersza
po-łowie vee-er-za
PTPortuguês
hemistichos
e-mis-TEE-kos
RORomână
jumătate de vers
jum-a-ta-te de vers
RUРусский
полустихии
po-lo-s-tee-hii
SVSvenska
halvstik
halvs-teek
SWKiswahili
nusu ya aya
nu-su ya a-ya
TAதமிழ்
அரை பாடல்
ara paadal
TEతెలుగు
అర్ధపద్యం
ardha-padhyam
TLTL
kalahati ng taludtod
ka-la-ha-ti ng ta-lu-dot
TRTürkçe
yarım dizeler
yarim di-ze-ler
UKУкраїнська
піввірш
piv-virsh
URاردو
پہلے حصہ
peh-lay his-sah
VITiếng Việt
nửa câu thơ
nua cau tho
ZUZU
nhlansi ye-nhlanhla
nhlan-si ye-nhlan-hla